Functional Analysis and Structural Modeling of Human APOBEC3G Reveal the Role of Evolutionarily Conserved Elements in the Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection and <i>Alu</i> Transposition

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Retroelements are important evolutionary forces but can be deleterious if left uncontrolled. Members of the human APOBEC3 family of cytidine deaminases can inhibit a wide range of endogenous, as well as exogenous, retroelements. These enzymes are structurally organized in one or two domains comprising a zinc-coordinating motif. APOBEC3G contains two such domains, only the C terminal of which is endowed with...

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